javascript pseudo-protocol attribute value

I'm not so strong in JavaScript. Google doesn't understands semicolons.
Tell me please what this attribute value mean:
"javascript:;" ?
Like here:
<a href="javascript:;" class="buttonRed1 triggerModal" name="manageModal"><span>MANAGE SOME</span>

So what is "javascript:;" here? (Note: semicolon is here)

The "javascript:" prefix is a pseudo-protocol that tell the browser to execute the supplied javascript when the link is clicked. In this example, that script is simply and empty statement followed by its terminating semi-colon.

Sorry but I think that is not real.
I've seen html page with such code. And by clicking in corresponding reference some action is occurred.
Sorry but I can't post here all html page for security reasons.

Michael Petrovich wrote:Sorry but I think that is not real.

What do you mean by this. Bear's explaination is correct.

Michael Petrovich wrote:And by clicking in corresponding reference some action is occurred.

If some action occurred, there was probably an onclick event handler added to the element that fired some JavaScript code.

Eric

Well the question is where is that handler, what this mechanism is for and how does it call?

How can we possibly tell without seeing some code? If you can't show the real code, show us a CCSSE that demonstrates the issue.

What is CCSSE?

Well the question is where is that handler

What does handler mean?

Eric

I don't know what handler. That were your words:

Eric Pascarello wrote:
If some action occurred, there was probably an onclick event handler added to the element that fired some JavaScript code.
Eric

The onclick handler is added in the JavaScript code somewhere. Where and what it does is impossible for us to tell you since we do not have your source code.

Sorry, was a tad dyslexic, it should have been: SSCCE